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Could a real believer sin against you and repent – seven times in one day?  Yes, says Jesus, and you must forgive every time.  Should you pray for faith to do that?  No, it’s Jesus’s command – so just do it.

I received an email last week from a much respected friend. He wanted my opinion about  the role of women in the church. Or more particularly, the role of women in the meetings of the church. He had been asked to lead a discussion for a church that’s been wrestling with the issue. He’d accepted the invitation reluctantly, knowing how heated the subject could become. And then he’d settled to some serious study to make sure he knew what he should say. But the more he’s looked at the …

Micah looked forward to the day when the Lord himself would shepherd his people.  But in the meantime, he had to watch wicked leaders destroy the nation he loved.

Why did the Pharisees clash with Jesus?  Because he demanded more than just outward observance of rules.  Because he befriended and welcomed sinners.  Whose side would we have taken – Jesus’s or the Pharisees’?

The people of Judah were convinced that they were superior to the rebels in Israel.  But Micah exposed the sin in their midst and its certain consequences.